Three wonderful volumes of classic fantastical childrens fiction Everyone familiar with childrens fiction has heard of Edith Nesbit, who is rightly acclaimed as the first modern writer for children and the originator of the childrens adventure story. Her influence on other childrens writers, including those active and popular today is undeniable, not least because her stories feature believable contemporary children journeying to imaginary worlds and times for adventures with fantastical creatures and magical objects. Of consistently high quality, her writing is enthralling, direct and immediately engagingso much so that many adults remember them fondly and reread them throughout their lives. Leonaur has gathered together the three principal series of Nesbits fiction in good value editions for new readers and for those for whom their nostalgia is irresistible. The Psammead Adventures, of course, feature the magical but truculent wish granting sandfairy discovered in a gravelpit. The Mouldiwarp Adventures continue in similar vein as the fantastical Mouldiwarp assists two children travel through time to find a lost fortune. The wonderful Bastable series sees the widowed Oswald Bastable and his children hunting for treasure to restore their family fortunes. These three Leonaur volumes of a tales from more innocent age will be a joy to read, to read to others and to own. Illustrated and thoroughly recommended. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles each...

Binding: Paperback;620 pages; Publisher: Oakpast; Classification: N/A; Weight: 898.36 g; Dimensions: N/A

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